@article{winqacceleratingquantizationawaretrainin, title = {WinQ: Accelerating Quantization-Aware Training of Language Models Around Saddle Points}, author = {Dongyue Li and Zechun Liu and Kai Yi and Zhenshuo Zhang and Changsheng Zhao and Raghuraman Krishnamoorthi and Harshit Khaitan and Hongyang R. Zhang and Steven Li}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2605.17471}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17471}, }